WEBVTT GOOD MORNING.MIKE: GOOD MORNING.IT IS DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE THISYEAR WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESTATE CAPITAL'S BUDGET OR THEBUDGET INSID THE STATE CAPITALBECAUSE OF THE NEW VOTERAPPROVED REQUIREMENT THAT HASSOME ASKING "ARE VOTERS TO BLAMEFOR LACK OF A BUDGET DEAL BYNOW?"THERE A CONGRESSIONALDEADLINE FOR LAWMAKERS TO PASS ABUDGET OR BEGI FORFEITING THEIRPAY.THIS YEAR, THERE IS ANOTHVOTER APPROVED REQUIREMENT INADDITION TO THAT.ANY BUDGET BILL MUST BE MADEPUBLIC FOR REVIEW OR 72 HOURSBEFORE IT CAN BE VOTED ON.GIVEN HOW MANY LAST-MINUTE DEALSARE MADE IN EXCHANGE FOR VOTES,KEVIN RIGGS SAYS THE 72 HOURRULE IS ADDING A NEW LAYER TOTHE USUAL BUDGET FIGHT.KEVIN: IT IS CLEAR THE VOTERSLOVE TRANSPARENCY.TRANSPARENCY AS A PRACTICALMATTER GETS IN THE WAY OFDEALMAKI AND LAST-MINUTENEGOTIATIONS.THAT IS THE ISSUE LAWMAKERS AREUP AGAINST AT THE CAPITAL WHENIT RELATES TO THE BUDGET.MIKE: RIGHT NOW, WE UNDERSTANDTHERE IS AN IMPASS BETWEEN THEGOVERNOR AND DEMOCRATICLAWMAKERS ON HOW T SPEND --SPANNED THE GOVERNMEN --TOBACCO TAX REVENUE.THEY ULTIMATELY DELAYED ANDCANCELED THE ANNOUNCEMENT.WHAT IS ADJUSTING ABOUT MOVINGFORWARD TODAY IS THE REASON THAT72-HOU RULE COULD BE SOINTERESTING AND INFLUENTIAL ISIT WILL GIVE LOBBYISTS ANDSPECIAL INTERESTS 72 HOURS TOREVIEW AND THEREFORE PRESSURETHEIR OWN LAWMAKERS TO CONTINUEAND TRY AND CHANGE THIS BUDGET